How to be a good writing workshop participant
18 rules for being a good workshop participant.
Meredith A. Quinn
Do you know what attracts literary agents?
Conferences are some of the best places to meet literary agents. But what should you do when you meet one?
Straight talk: The pros & cons of MFA programs
Graduates and professors of MFA programs weight the benefits and drawbacks of a higher degree.
From MFA to book deal at Lesley University
A university and a publisher team up to put students on a fast track.
Katy Evans-Bush: Notes from the blogosphere
“Each development of the blog happened at the point when that became the easiest way of making it do what I needed it to do.”
How to heal: Creating a trauma writing workshop
A graduate program reaches beyond the classroom.
What the F? (MA vs MFA)
Learn the difference between an MA and an MFA.
The down low on the low-res MFA
You may be a good candidate for a low-residency MFA program.
A California writing conference of peace, love, memoir
The genre conference circuit that takes attendees to “Shangri-La” will focus on memoir writing in its next installment.
Craft the perfect crime
While we don’t want you to commit a crime, we want your characters to. Read on to learn how to win $1,000 and publication in The Writer.
Seven stories for Memorial Day
If you’ve never served in the military, these seven stories lend insight into the work of our men and women in uniform.
A special offer from The Writer to graduates (and others!)
Congrats to all the graduates. Here’s a gift for them (and for anyone who wants to be a writer).
Drummer, cue the sting!
Go from punny to funny with a crash course in humor writing.
Master of the verse
A guide to sifting through MFA programs for the best in poetry.